US family sues Cancun resort over ‘poisonous’ alcohol death

Image copyrightFacebookImage caption Abbey Conner was left brain dead after a drink at the five-star resort

A Wisconsin family is suing a luxury resort in Mexico and a bookings site, claiming tainted alcohol caused the death of their 20-year-old daughter.

Abbey Conner was found drowned in a pool at an Iberostar hotel in Playa del Carmen last year after consuming allegedly “poisonous” alcohol.

Her brother Austin, 22, who also had a drink from the pool bar, was rescued drowning in the shallow waters.

Hundreds have since spoken out about dangerous drinks at Mexican resorts.

The wrongful death civil lawsuit claims that the five-star Iberostar hotel and its affiliates, including US-based booking website Visit Us, knew the alcohol being served was “tainted, substandard, poisonous, unfit for human consumption”.

It argues that Abbey Conner’s death was “tragic, senseless and entirely avoidable”.